1.   Serpentine layering Climbers such as clematis, jasmine, wisteria and honeysuckle root wherever their long pliable stems touch the soil.

2.   American tourists are not technically forbidden to touch Cuban soil.

3.   As the ship arrived, many dived into the cold waters attempting to swim ashore in the mistaken belief that asylum would be granted if they touched American soil.

4.   Britain has tough export controls, but in this sale to the Indian religious sect, none of the arms touched British soil and no British documents were involved.

5.   Fresh wood chips that touch the soil use nitrogen to break down, nitrogen that should be nourishing your flowers.

6.   If the refugees touched U.S. soil, they would be admitted.

7.   In what has become a favorite formula for this White House, Clinton dropped his foreign trip cold when he touched American soil and instantly turned to domestic policy.

8.   It leads to leaves touching wet soil, a great point of entry for any enterprising fungus looking for some work to do.

9.   Make sure that insulation on pipes does not touch the soil, which would make it easy for termites to enter unobserved through the insulation.

10.   Survivors Nivaldo Fernandez and Arriane Horta told Graham her wish was that Elian touch American soil, where he would be safe from being forced to return to Cuba.